LG launches new mid-range and entry-level devices in the Philippines

While waiting for the G4 flagship device to arrive in our shores, LG officially launched two new devices in the country, the mid-range LG Magna and the entry-level LG Leon. The two new devices was announced early this year and has been available in gradual phases market-by-market.

The Mid-Range LG Magna features a 5-inch display and is powered by a MediaTek processor with 1 GB of RAM. It has an 8 GB of internal storage space which can be expanded with a microSD card. It comes equipped with two SIM slots and features dual standby. Keeping up the device is the 2540 mAh removable battery and runs Android 5.0.1 Lollipop out of the box.

5.0-inch IPS LCD Display | HD 720p | In-Cell Touch | 294 ppi

MediaTek MT6582 | 1.3 GHz Quad-Core

Mali-400MP2 Graphics processor

1 GB RAM

8 GB Internal Storage

microSD support up to 32 GB

8 Megapixel main camera

5 Megapixel front camera

3G/HSPA+ | 2G/GSM/GPRS

Dual SIM | Dual Standby

Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth 4.1 | A2DP | BLE

GPS | A-GPS

USB 2.0 | microUSB

2540 mAh Battery (Removable)

Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop)

139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2 mm

137 grams

The LG Leon is LG’s new entry-level handset that packs a rather modest specs but still is able to perform well in most given conditions with its 4.5 inch display and 1.2 GHz Quad-Core processor. Unfortunately for the Leon, LG has only provided a small 768 MB of RAM and a rather small 4 GB internal storage which could still be expanded with a microSD card. For the Philippine market, LG supplies Leon’s 3G capable variant with the 1900 mAh removable battery running Android 5.0 Lollipop as well.

4.5-inch FWVGA Display | 220 ppi

1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor

768 MB RAM

4 GB Internal Storage

microSD support up to 32 GB

5 Megapixel main camera

VGA front camera

3G/HSPA+ | 2G/GSM/GPRS

Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth 4.1 | A2DP | BLE

GPS | A-GPS

USB 2.0 | microUSB

1900 mAh Battery (Removable)

Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop)

129.9 x 64.9 x 10.9 mm

The new LG handsets have already been up for sale just before the handset was formally launched in the country. Following LG’s directive in pricing schemes, distributors and officially told by LG that The LG Magna is priced at 10,990 Php while the LG Leon is priced not below 5,990 Php.